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Toffees stick close to Gunners Written By: Robert Halter Arsenal dedicated their December match at the Emirates Stadium with Everton to the Arsenal Foundation, the club’s charitable arm for young people’s causes as Arsene Wenger and the first team squad donated a day’s wages but on the pitch the Gunners were looking to consolidate their […]
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Blues march past the Saints Written By: Robert Halter Southampton’s eight game unbeaten run in the Premiership ended at league leaders Arsenal but the Saints faced another stiff test against London opposition for a Sunday showdown at Chelsea, beginning of December with the Blues looking to bounce back from a poor performance and defeat at […]
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Blues deliver a Hammer Blow Written By: Robert Halter Both West Ham United and Chelsea had different agendas going into the early evening London derby at the Boleyn Ground in November, with the Blues looking to keep their title hopes alive, while the Hammers were trying to avoid slipping into the relegation zone but after […]
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Red Devils reap rewards with Arsenal Written By: Robert Halter Remembrance Sunday offered a game to remember as table toppers Arsenal arrived at Old Trafford with a staggering eight point advantage over eighth placed Manchester United before the start of play as the Red Devils’ Robin Van Persie locked horns with his former Gunners once […]
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Blues spot on against Baggies Written By: Robert Halter West Bromwich Albion’s arrival at Stamford Bridge marked Jose Mourinho’s hundredth home match with Chelsea and re-united the Blues boss with a former member of his backroom staff as the Baggies manager Steve Clarke was welcomed back. After a foul by Claudio Yacob on Eden Hazard, […]
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Citizens fall short at Chelsea Written By: Robert Halter Jose Mourinho and Manuel Pellegrini renewed acquaintances in England for the first time following Mourinho succeeding Pellegrini in the Real Madrid hot seat during 2010 but the Super Sunday clash three years later at Stamford Bridge saw Mourinho’s Chelsea looking to end a record of not […]
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A Blues Day Afternoon Written By: Robert Halter After the international break, Chelsea resumed Premier League action against the new additions to the top flight, Cardiff City, back for the first time in fifty one years, although the Bluebirds were now in a change of colour, playing in red and wearing a dragon on their […]
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Gunners back in their Stride Written By: Robert Halter Mesut Ozil was set for his home debut in a Gunners shirt against the Potters with Arsenal looking to build on their three wins in the Premiership having secured a 3-1 away victory at both Fulham and Sunderland and sandwiched in between was a 1-0 result […]
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Blues topple Whites again Written By: Robert Halter Chelsea looked to end a winless run, first losing a penalty shoot out in the Super Cup against Bayern Munich in Prague followed by a 1-0 defeat at Everton in the Premier League before Basel were 2-1 victors in the opening stages of the UEFA Champions League […]
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Villa undone by Chelsea Written By: Robert Halter With Chelsea playing Bayern Munich in the Super Cup, the Blues fixture against Aston Villa was moved forward and after winning starts for both clubs in their Premier League campaign there was a high level of expectancy under the floodlights of Stamford Bridge. It took just seven […]